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Immigration saturation point.

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  • #32
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Saturation point?

    We're still 2 million off the 1841 figure.


  • #33
    thee glitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,294 ✭✭✭thee glitz


    anewme wrote: »
    When I lived in Lucan, there ended up being only two Irish people on my road (out of 18 houses) What happened was, people bought just on the the boom, boom happened so their kept their first house, rented it out, but moved on themselves. Many of the houses ended up being rented out to rent allowance tenants. People were getting great rents, which were guaranteed by the Eastern Health Board.

    I would say 70-80% of the people living there were non nationals. When I moved out of my house, a guy bought it to rent out and another family of non nationals moved in. As far as I know the last Irish family are still living there.

    Is that New 'Lucan' you mean?


  • #34
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 23,214 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    thee glitz wrote: »
    Is that New 'Lucan' you mean?

    Is New Lucan the bit I always get lost in? Endless red brick houses and roundabouts?

    they/them/theirs


    The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.

    Noam Chomsky



  • #35
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    what's this thread about?


  • #36
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    Saturation point?

    We're still 2 million off the 1841 figure.

    Yeah but if you were to add another 2 million immigrants to the country it would cause ethnic tensions similar to what we're seeing in the UK. If we want to avoid that scenario we have to stop the flow long before we reach two million.


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  • #37
    catallus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭catallus


    OP has a problem with the foreigners using all the swings in the playground.

    I feel your pain, OP.


  • #38
    Pawn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 440 ✭✭Pawn


    Naimless wrote: »
    Now with my 3year old kid I'm out more especially in my area

    ...and you clearly don't have a lot of things to be doing. Mind your own business and stop counting people and nationalities. Make sure your own child is well looked after.


  • #39
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Stheno wrote: »

    Have you a link for that? I work with a fair few non Irish guys, all here legitimately and all fairly highly qualified, and all here legitimately


    www.cso.ie/census#sthash.XkZPc18y.dpuf

    The figures are from consensus 2012 and don't include the 20,000 who came
    here in last 24 months

    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/500000-foreign-nationals-are-now-calling-ireland-home-28817542.html
    360_F_102352090_ie3kLjDIvgrT1sxVDknWCUh8PxgMYzM7.jpg




  • #40
    anewme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,206 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    Its shockin Joe shockin. Deyre living on our roads.

    I've no problem with anyone living anywhere....but to be honest, it was very difficult being almost the only Irish person. A mix is great, but this was not a mix and there were a lot of social problems and I was very unhappy living there. So, as I work hard to pay for and be proud of my home, I moved, so i would be happy - life is too short.


    The original poster asked for opinions, if certain areas had higher number of immigrants. I was giving my opinion from my experience, that yes, it does, which I am entitled to, just as much as you.


  • #41
    woodoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,219 ✭✭✭woodoo


    This is a taste of what is to come. http://www.irishtimes.com/debate/letters/state-schools-and-islamic-beliefs-1.1916801, how this will improve Ireland remains a mystery to me.


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  • #42
    BigBrownBear
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    There's loads of Indian folk on my estate, and they are really great neighbours. They all work in the health service
    They're here cos they've been granted the correct visa's etc and I welcome them', for their contribution both locally and nationally

    But there's a very large amount of immigrants who don't contribute to society where I live.......................


  • #43
    The Dagda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭The Dagda


    keith16 wrote: »
    what's this thread about?

    The OP is not a racist, but...


  • #44
    anewme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,206 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    Brian? wrote: »
    Is New Lucan the bit I always get lost in? Endless red brick houses and roundabouts?

    Not red bricks in this place, but certainly lots of roundabouts, LOL yes it is the newer side.


  • #45
    thee glitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,294 ✭✭✭thee glitz


    Brian? wrote: »
    Is New Lucan the bit I always get lost in? Endless red brick houses and roundabouts?

    That's the one, anything south of the N4 between the Spa and Woodies, but within 3miles of Lucan village.


  • #46
    T-Maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    Dem foreigners stealing our wimmin an jobs....


  • #47
    T-Maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    Dem foreigners stealing our wimmin an jobs....


  • #48
    T-Maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    Dem foreigners stealing our wimmin an jobs....


  • #49
    T-Maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,494 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    Dem foreigners stealing our wimmin an jobs....


  • #50
    anewme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,206 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    Brian? wrote: »
    The point?

    The point is, that in my and experience in response to the OP, that yes, certain areas have a high percentage of immigrants.

    I was giving stats on where I lived as an example.


  • #51
    SaveOurLyric
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    Naimless wrote: »
    It's a simple observation, we were in a playground and I counted 24 people, us 2 are Irish every other person (22) in there was foreign, 4 different nationalitys I counted excluding ours.

    Is this a normal ratio in other parts of dublin/Ireland

    It is yeh. Only 1 in 12 living in Ireland are Irish.
    4.6 million people, 4.2 million foreigners. You can go days without seeing another Irish person.
    Surprised you had to ask.


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  • #52
    moxin
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    anewme wrote: »
    The point is, that in my and experience in response to the OP, that yes, certain areas have a high percentage of immigrants.

    I was giving stats on where I lived as an example.

    It is quite astonishing how different areas have that composition of Irish and non-Irish. Anyone who denies this is living in la-la land. Its a damn pity there has been no mix in all areas, ya know integration for all.


  • #53
    Hootanany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,479 ✭✭✭Hootanany


    Birneybau wrote: »
    Did they have badges on saying where they were from? FFS.

    🐎


  • #54
    thee glitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,294 ✭✭✭thee glitz


    I still don't get how there's such a thing as 'too many foreigners' unless you just don't like them in general, for the sake of it. There was that time my Australian gf came over here - ffs, too many foreigners like..


  • #55
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    thee glitz wrote: »
    That's the one, anything south of the N4 between the Spa and Woodies, but within 3miles of Lucan village.

    My 20 year-old house is in 'New' Lucan, apparently. Dodsborough and Hillcrest have been there far longer.


  • #56
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    moxin wrote: »
    It is quite astonishing how different areas have that composition of Irish and non-Irish. Anyone who denies this is living in la-la land. Its a damn pity there has been no mix in all areas, ya know integration for all.

    Not sure that isn't anything that happens everywhere on the planet tbf, historically immigrants will predominantly end up in less well off areas for at least the first generation, after all if you could afford to live in an expensive leafy suburb you probably wouldn't have emigrated in the first place. You need only look at placies like Southie in Boston for examples from the last century.


  • #57
    Merrion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,436 ✭✭✭Merrion


    It's all swings and roundabouts...

    (Well, the playground is anyway)


  • #58
    Inanna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭Inanna


    I saw a black fellah walking down the road the other day, Joe! Sure ya can't go out only they're everywhere now! Saturation sure it is!


  • #59
    Eramen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Eramen


    Word is, Irish people privately think immigration has gone beyond saturation point.

    Totally shocking.


  • #60
    Pawn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 440 ✭✭Pawn


    Eramen wrote: »
    Irish people
    Yes. All of them :D


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  • #61
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,059 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    keith16 wrote: »
    what's this thread about?

    Danes!


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